WakeParents & Families
E-newsletter from the Office of Family Engagement
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WE DID IT!
We made it through the academic year 2020-21. Despite COVID — and even with all the changes, pivots, and adjustments — our students, faculty, and staff persevered and found a way to make it work.
A giant thank you to our students for their grit and grace this year. We needed them to be flexible, adaptable, and responsible beyond their years. And they rose to the occasion.
Another giant thank you to our faculty for their ability to adjust their teaching practices to the realities of the pandemic. Their job was herculean, and yet they found new ways to teach and engage our students, always faithful to our academic mission.
Yet another giant thank you to our staff. We enrolled almost everyone into the pandemic army in one way or another. People's jobs changed, they took on new roles, learned more about COVID than we could ever imagine. And, to our leadership team, too — thank you for steering the Wake Forest ship no matter how stormy the seas got.
Last — but certainly not least — thank you to our parents and families. This year was not easy for you either. In addition to the normal worries that families have in every year of college, the pandemic added extra layers of stress and concern. Thank you for continuing to put your faith in Wake Forest.
Congratulations to the Class of 2021 and our P'21 families. You will always hold special places in the Wake Forest family. And to all our current and incoming students and families — we look forward to making 2021-22 all it can be!
Go Deacs!
Betsy Chapman, Ph.D. ('92, MA '94)
Executive Director of Family Communications
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
May 24-June 30
First Summer Session
May 27
Deadline to register for summer school
June 1
Summer school tuition and fees due
June 1-4
Fall course registration (for '21-'24 students)
July 1-2
Summer School I final exams
Please check here for more parent and family dates: parents.wfu.edu
Families of incoming '25 students should also consult the New Students website calendar pages for May, June, July, and August for parent and family action items and deadlines
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Incoming Families of the Class of 2025
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The New Students Website is live! Students and families can access their respective sections of the website. Please check the website regularly, as things will be added throughout the summer, or updated as we get new COVID guidance.
Two virtual New Student Receptions are scheduled for June 22 and July 14; details and registration are here. In addition to joining us at one of the virtual options, we hope that you will register for a local reception should one be offered in your area. Check back at this site throughout the summer.
During the month of June, new students are encouraged to contact the Office of Academic Advising to have a telephone advising session with a member of our staff. Students should follow the schedule here and should use Forestry 101, the New Students website, and other resources to prepare specific questions. Please note:
- Due to volume, we cannot offer multiple telephone advising sessions, so please have your student prepare their questions, as much as possible, ahead of time. After their advising session, if they have additional questions, we will ask that they direct those to us via email at undergraduateadvising@wfu.edu. This email address is monitored closely, and your student will typically receive a reply within 48 hours.
- We will be accepting advising calls Monday - Friday, June 7 - July 2, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT. No appointment is necessary, but students must call during their assigned week (see schedule above). The University will be closed on Friday, June 18th in observance of Juneteenth.
New incoming students will receive a link to an online Course Preference Survey this summer via their WFU email. Incoming first-year students will be registering for a maximum of 17 credit hours between July 12-16.
WakeWare, the student laptop program, purchasing opens June 1! WakeWare laptops are guaranteed to work with all academic software, have educational-based pricing, provide loaner laptops in case repairs are needed, and have built-in accidental damage protection. If having the newest model available or taking advantage of back-to-school promotions is important to you, we encourage you to wait until later in the summer to make your purchase. Learn more about the differences between buying an Apple through WakeWare and the Apple Store. Contact the WakeWare with any questions you may have at WakeWare@wfu.edu.
The Office of Civic & Community Engagement will host two Pre-Orientation programs for incoming students: Deacon Camp and SPARC. Each program provides incoming students a different Pre-Orientation experience and introduction to Wake Forest. Applications can be completed online and are due by June 7 with students accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until all spots have been filled.
There are a variety of other Pre-Orientation programs, which are run by various offices on campus. We encourage incoming students with interest to apply as soon as possible.
We use email to communicate with families. Please be sure you have completed your Family Record Form, and consider subscribing to the Daily Deac blog. We also ask you to read our Family Communications Guidelines and Philosophy.
Please be sure to read the rest of this enewsletter, P'25s, as the sections that follow contain general information for all families; we want to make sure you are aware of all parent and family information.
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Academics
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From the Office of Academic Advising (OAA):
- Final grades for all Spring 2021 courses were due on Thursday, May 20 and should be available for students to view.
- Fall 2021 registration by academic departments for students with a declared major and/or minor will occur the week of May 22-30. Please refer your student to their academic department if they have questions about major/minor registration.
- Summer Session I will begin on May 24. Students can register for summer courses via WIN up until May 27. However, if a student plans to participate in Summer Session I, they would need to register before the start of classes for Summer Session I. See more information on summer school.
- The staff of the Office of Academic Advising will be available during our normal business hours over the summer. As a reminder, the Office of Academic Advising is open remotely Monday, Wednesday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.. Your student can reach us by phone at 336-758-3320 or via email at undergraduateadvising@wfu.edu.
- Continuing students (’21-’24) will register for up to 17 credit hours during the week of June 1-4. The Office of the University Registrar will release registration time tickets soon. Students who wish to enroll in more than 17 credit hours for the Fall 2021 semester should first seek approval from their academic adviser.
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Events
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Want to see highlights of Commencement 2021? Watch the recap video, view the various ceremonies, and see photo stories of a Commencement unlike any other in our history.
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Resources
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From Residence Life and Housing: we are grateful for your partnership and feedback this year while navigating what a residential experience looked like alongside COVID-19 considerations. This month’s newsletter contains a shout out to all graduating seniors and RL&H student staff, reminders about upcoming Housing Selection for continuing students, and important dates for the incoming class of ’25.
From the Office of Personal and Career Development:
- Open for business The OPCD wants you and students to know that they are open during the summer! That means college-to-career preparations don’t need to take a hiatus. Students and even recent grads are welcome to utilize services should they still need them. Visit the OPCD site for all resources.
- So you know — the OPCD has seen a 33% increase in full-time jobs (since March 1st) equating to 10k active opportunities. Many of those within desired industries and in the Wake Employer Network. Students are expected to apply early and often as the positions are frequently removed when the applicant pool is filled. Apply to jobs and internships in Handshake (online career portal).
From Student Financial Services:
- Please remember that all Summer school tuition and fees are due by June 1.
- In preparation for fall 2021, please ensure your student adds you as an authorized payer in DEAC to ensure statement notifications are sent to you; for more information as well as instruction, please visit the SFS website. We will begin billing for the fall semester in July 2021.
From Campus Recreation:
- Students can register for the following programs or activities:
Campus Recreation is hiring! We are looking for passionate and hard working student employees for various positions within the Wellbeing Center! Visit our website for more information and to see our open positions! Campus Recreation provides financial assistance to Wake Forest students through employment opportunities. We strive to foster substantive employment opportunities, transferable life skills, and personal and career development of student employees. Questions? Email us at campusrec@wfu.edu.
Follow Campus Rec on Facebook and Instagram for more Deacon offerings!
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Campus Safety
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Wake Forest University Police:
- We encourage students and families to use the summer to review crime prevention and safety tips, as well as emergency situations and how to respond. It is best to familiarize yourselves with these procedures before you need them, and bookmark these pages for later reference during the school year.
- Parents and families can sign up to receive crime alerts on the Wake Ready website, in addition to downloading the LiveSafe app. While crime alerts are sent in real time to students, faculty and staff, they are not for others. For those registered through Wake Ready, crime alerts are emailed daily at noon, but only if new alerts have been posted in the previous 24 hours.
Any emails that are sent to students, faculty, and staff are archived on the Family News website.
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Parents & Families Page
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Parents and Families Page is your portal to news and information specifically for Wake Forest families.
Want the Daily Deac parent blog to be sent automatically to your email every day? Subscribe on the main Daily Deac page by typing your email address in the Subscribe box and following the instructions. The Daily Deac is our blog for parents and families. It’s a great way to get a snapshot of life at Wake Forest.
A message about how we disseminate campus news to parents and families: Any emails that are sent to students, faculty, and staff will be posted on the Family News page. Those are not routinely emailed to all families. If you wish to check for family news items often, you may wish to bookmark that page so it is easily available.
See a list of campus resources and our FAQ page.
Contact the Office of Family Engagement at parents@wfu.edu or 336.758.4237.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Some staff members are working remotely, and some offices are working a reduced schedule. However, if you have an urgent need to reach someone at the university because you have a concern that must be addressed quickly, we have designated the University Police as our 24/7 contact. They can assess the situation and determine who best to address your concern. The 24-hour contact number for University Police is 336.758.5591 (non emergency) or 336.758.5911 (for the kinds of emergencies where you would normally call 911). University Police can get in touch with on-call duty staff 24-hours/day.
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Wake Forest University
The Office of Family Engagement
1834 Wake Forest Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
1.800.752.8568
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